Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Transition-metal coordination complexes are emerging as a broad class of supramolecular
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …

Human bones have unique structures and characteristics, and replacing a natural bone in
the case of bone fracture or bone diseases is a very complicated problem. The main goal of …

Smart polymers that are capable of controlled shape transformations under external stimuli
have attracted significant attention in the recent years due to the resemblance of this …

Biological materials–hard, soft, and hybrids of both phases–first appeared in marine
environments in ancient oceans. Some of them can be found only in the forms of fossils …

Natural biopolymeric materials often possess properties superior to their individual
components. In mussel byssus, reversible histidine (His)–metal coordination is a key feature …

The development of polymer materials with the harmonious integration of strength, stiffness,
and stretchability is important for practical applications; however, this remains a substantial …

Natural materials, such as locust mandibles and squid beaks, define significant mechanical
gradients that have been attributed to the chemical gradients of their specialized structural …

Metal coordination chemistry is common in biology, with many proteins containing metal ion-
based structural motifs or catalytic centers. An interesting example of nature's use of …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show unique advantages in simulating the dynamics and
fidelity of natural coordination. Inspired by zinc finger protein, a second linker was …